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BENJAMÍN COLUCCI-RÍOS
Dr. Colucci-Ríos attended Purdue University from 1978-84, working on two Joint Highway Research Project (JHRP), currently Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP), research projects associated with Truck Weight Studies (TWS) and Pavement Management System (PMS). Professors Eldon J. Yoder and Kumares C. Sinha were his faculty advisors.

He has been a faculty member at the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez (UPRM) since 1984. He directed Purdue’s Engineering Project in Community Service (EPICS) initiative at UPRM, the UPR/MIT/Tren Urbano Professional Development Program, and served as the Puerto Rico Spokesperson for the worldwide initiative of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. He is currently a Co-PI in several projects in the UTC’s SAFER-SIM and National Institute for Congestion Reduction (NICR).

In the international arena, he was the first U.S. citizen to serve as President (Caribbean Region) of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI) and the Pan American Union of Engineering Associations (UPADI), as well as the President of the Pan American Transportation Integral Committee. He has been honored on numerous occasions in Puerto Rico as a Distinguished Engineer, Researcher and a Civil Leader.

Dr. Colucci-Ríos is a former Acting Dean of the School of Engineering of the UPRM. For the last four decades, he has also served as a consultant and advisor to the Puerto Rico Transportation and Highway Authority (PRHTA) of the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW). He currently serves as the founding Director of the Puerto Rico Transportation Technology Transfer Center (PR-LTAP), Technical Oversight Director for the FHWA's Every Day Counts initiative in Puerto Rico, and Member of the Board of Directors of the Pan American Academy of Engineering (PAE).

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Transportation Engineering (pavements), Purdue University, August 1984

Thesis: Development of a Method for Establishing Resurfacing Priorities for the Pavement Management System in Indiana M.S.C.E., Transportation Engineering (pavements) Purdue University, May 1980

Thesis: Effect of Increasing Truck Weights on Pavement Maintenance Costs on Indiana Highways B.S.C.E. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, May 1978

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Pavement evaluation and management, roughness measurements, structural evaluation-destructive and non destructing testing, functional evaluation-skid resistant characteristics of traveled surfaces, materials characterization, weigh-in-motion, pavement design, bituminous materials and mixtures. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Professor, Civil Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus, (July 1992 to Present) Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus, (July 1987 to June 30, 1992) Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus, (June 1, 1984 to June 30, 1987)

PUBLICATIONS
1. With J. Colucci, J. Velar and D. Dayton, "Feasibility of Using Crumb Rubber Modifier in Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement Applications in Puerto Rico", Final Report, Submitted to the Department of Transportation and Public Works, March 1994.

2. With Estudios Técnicos Inc, "Estudio para Determinar el Impacto de Implantar el Reglamento de las Dimensiones y Pesos Máximos de los Vehículos en Puerto Rico", sometido al Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas, 18 de febrero de 1994.

3. With Parsons-Brinckerhoff, Inc., "Desarrollo de un Sistema de Administración de Pavimentos, sometido al Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Panamá", Septiembre de 1993.

4. With José L. Pérez Berenguer, "Análisis de Datos de Rugosidad y Desarrollo de Modelos para Estimar la Tendencia del Deterioro de Pavimentos", Submitted to the Civil Infrastructure Research Center, 11 de agosto de 1993.

5. With Jorge Prieto Muñoz, "Desarrollo de Metodología para Evaluar Pavimentos Flexibles con el Equipo FWD", Submitted to the Civil Infrastructure Research Center, August 11, 1993.

6. With Diego Rodríguez Rivera, "Study of the Evaluation of Methodologies for Pavement Evaluation and Management: Roughness (ARAN & DIPStick, Deflection (FWD), Weigh-in-Motion (Weighman) and Crumb Rubber (CRM)", August 1993.

7. With A. López and F. Pantoja, Conceptual Framework for a Pavement Management System for the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, VII Panamerican Congress on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Caracas, Venezuela, September 7-11, 1992.

8. Pavement Management: Puerto Rico Experience, North Atlantic Highway Planning Officials Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 9-12, 1992.

9. With F. Luyanda, Spanish Translation of "Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, FP-85", Federal Highway Administration, June 1992. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BASED ON NSF GUIDELINES

10. With P. M. Gandhi, "Polishing of Aggregates and Wet Accident Rate in Flexible Pavements" paper presented at the 70th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 1991.

11. With L. Rodríguez, "Analytical Study of Concrete Pavement Behavior", Final Report for the Puerto Rico Highway Authority and Federal Highway Administration, December 1990.

12. With L. Rodríguez, "Analytical Study of Concrete Pavement Behavior", Final Report, U.S. Air Force, Office of Scientific Research, December 1989.

13. With P. M. Gandhi, "Field and Laboratory Investigations of Polishing of Aggregates and Skid Resistance of Flexible Pavements", Final Report for the Puerto Rico Highway Authority and Federal Highway Administration, December 1989.

14. With W. Castro-Hernández and T. López Nieves, "Utilización de Pruebas Rápidas para Evaluar Pavimentos y Determinar sus Necesidades de Rehabilitación", proceedings of the V Pan American Congress of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, July 1988.

15. "Metodología para Establecer Prioridades de Recubrimiento Optimo y su Viabilidad en un Programa de Gerencia de Pavimentos", proceedings of the IV Pan American Congress of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Santiago, Chile S.A., Decemb er 1986.

16. With K.C. Sinha, "Optimal Pavement Management at the Network Level", North American Pavement Management Conference Proceedings, Toronto, March 1985.

17. With K.C. Sinha, "Optimal Pavement Management Approach Using Roughness Measurements", Transportation Research Record Number 1048, January l985.

18. Colucci-Ríos, B., "Development of a Method for Establishing Resurfacing Priorities for the Pavement Management System in Indiana", Purdue University, FHWA/IN/JHRP-84-10, Volumes l, 2, and 3, May 1985.

19. "Pavement Management Principles for County Roads", paper submitted to the 67th Annual Purdue Road School, March l983.

20. With E.J. Yoder and A. Van Wijk, "Evaluation of PAVER Program", Final Report Submitted to the American Works Association (APWA), August l983.

21. With E.J. Yoder, "Methodology for Estimating Increase in Truck Weights Resulting on Increase in Pavement Maintenance Costs in Indiana Highways", Transportation Research Board Record Number 900, l983.

22. "The Importance of Pavement Management in the Preservation of our Nation's Highway System", paper submitted to the American Road and Transportation Builder Association (ARTBA), l982.

23. With E. J. Yoder, and B. Shurig, "Evaluation of Existing Gravel Roads to Determine its Suitability for Resurfacing", Transportation Research Board Record Number 875, l982.

24. "Regional Design of Pavements", Purdue University, Ground Engineering Report No. 80, August l980.

25. "Truck Size and Weight Issues", Paper presented at the 66th Annual Purdue Road School, March l980.

26. With E.J. Yoder and B. Fraczek, "Effect of Raising Load Limits on Pavement and Bridges in Indiana", Purdue University, JHRP No. 79-23, l979